Convert AMR to WAV

File Extension AMR
Full Name Adaptive Multi-Rate Compressed Audio Format

AMR file contains audio data in one fo the following format: AMR-NB (lower quality, narrowband) or AMR-WB (higher quality, wideband). Audio data is compressed using dedicated speech encoding algorithm (ACELP).

File Extension WAV
Full Name WAVe PCM Sound, Standard Windows Sound Format

File with a .WAV extension contains audio data in form of waves of a specified sampling and bitrate. This extension can be expanded into Waveform Audio File Format. It is used, for instance, to store music on CDs with sampling parameters of 44,1 kHz, 16 bit in stereo.

What is file format conversion?

File format conversion is the process of transforming a file from one format (referred to as "AMR") to another (referred to as "WAV"). This may be necessary for various reasons. For example, AMR file may be incompatible with the software or device we want to use to open or edit it. In such cases, converting the file from format AMR to format WAV becomes essential.

So, how can we perform AMR to WAV file conversion? Fortunately, there are many tools and computer programs available that enable file format conversion. These tools work by reading the data from the file in format AMR and transforming it into format WAV. This allows the preservation of the original information contained in the file, even after changing its format. Below you will find a list of AMR to WAV converters.

Conversion from AMR to WAV

How to convert the AMR file to WAV?

If you have already downloaded one of the converters and installed it on your computer, you can proceed to the appropriate conversion process of AMR to WAV. Handling all the programs is usually very intuitive and is based on the same pattern of conduct. We will briefly discuss a few steps that you always need to go through while changing the format of the AMR file:

  • Please indicate on your computer the source file AMR, the format of which you are going to change
  • Load the AMR file to the application
  • Select the output format of the WAV file (the one that we want to achieve)
  • Select the location to save the output file WAV on the disk (the place where the program will save the converted file)
  • Confirm conversion
  • Wait for a moment
  • Enjoy the converted WAV file that can be found in the location selected in step 4